Ever since Steve Carell announced that he would be leaving the hit NBC sitcom The Office, a frantic search has been going on to find the right person to take his place. As one of NBC‘s only successful shows, it was very important for the network to find a replacement that would not only keep [...]
Ever since Steve Carell announced that he would be leaving the hit NBC sitcom The Office, a frantic search has been going on to find the right person to take his place. As one of NBC‘s only successful shows, it was very important for the network to find a replacement that would not only keep the show successful but, hopefully, add to that success. It was announced yesterday that Saturday Night Live player turned movie star Will Ferrell has been hired to join the cast of The Office but not to take Carell‘s place … Ferrell will be guesting on the show to help send off Carell’s character in style.
Steve Carell will get a proper send-off from The Office later this season, sharing his final three episodes with his Anchorman costar Will Ferrell. Ferrell, 43, will join the NBC sitcom for a guest role in which he plays a branch manager who arrives from the home office and proves just as inept as Carell’s Michael Scott, Deadline.com reports. “We found Steve Carell when he was nothing but a movie star, and we turned him into a television star,” executive producer Paul Lieberstein says. “We are proud to continue The Office’s tradition of discovering famous talent, and we hope that once America gets a good look at Will, they’ll see what we see: tremendous raw sexuality.” After seven seasons as the show’s dunderheaded boss, Carell, 48, is leaving four episodes before this season’s finale. Ferrell’s guest role will include Carell’s last three episodes, plus one more after his departure. Ferrell reportedly called the producers and offered his services because he’s a fan and wanted to give Carell a proper farewell.
The only thing that would make this story even better would be news that Will Ferrell is joining the cast of The Office for good. It sounds like that won’t actually happen so, the search for Carell‘s replacement is still on. I’m not a big fan of The Office nor am I a big fan of Will Ferrell … but the pairing of the two sounds like complete genius:
It’s the sort of TV show that Ferrell would do very well on. Who knows, maybe Will‘s guest stint will grow into something more substantial. If so, The Office has a very good shot of carrying on with much success. Any Office fans in the hiz? Is this happy news?
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